It certainly didn’t stop The Mountain from winning his third Europe’s Strongest Man title this month.Īdam Taylor is affiliated with the Anatomical Society And, for most people, it doesn’t stop them going about their daily business. Bell’s palsy often clears up within a month or two, without treatment. However, treatment usually isn’t necessary. Some studies have looked at the benefit of anti-viral therapies to treat Bell’s palsy, but these have proved to be no better than placebo, although they do have some positive effects when used with corticosteroids, in that they increase the number of people with the most severe cases of Bell’s palsy who go on to make a complete recovery. Some doctors advocate surgery, but surgery carries risks, including damaging important structures in the face. For these cases, doctors may prescribe corticosteroids to reduce the inflammation and thus ease the pressure on the squeezed nerve. Most cases of facial nerve paralysis that have an unknown cause are classed as Bell’s palsy. The symptoms usually clear up within three to four weeks of the child being born, unless the nerve has been completely cut. And some babies have it as a result of a traumatic natural birth, or where forceps were used to assist in delivery. Rather than develop facial nerve damage, some people are born with it as part of rare syndromes, such as Mobius syndrome (a neurological disease). Regardless of the cause, the resulting inflammation results in compression of the nerve in the facial canal and the loss of function of muscles involved in chewing. These tumours arise from a variety of structures, such as the cells that surround the nerves and look after them, or structures that the nerve passes through, such as the parotid gland in the cheek, which produces saliva. Other known causes of paralysis are tumours. We do know, however, that some forms of facial nerve paralysis can be caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi in people with Lyme disease – a disease spread by ticks. But neither of these causes has been proved. The varicella zoster virus (the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles) has also been named as a suspect.
The condition is named after the 19th-century Scottish anatomist and surgeon Sir Charles Bell who used three cases to describe the palsy (paralysis) that was named after him.Īlthough the causes of Bell’s palsy are not always known, it is thought that, in some cases, the herpes simplex virus plays a role. Bell’s palsy is the most common form of facial nerve paralysis and encompasses cases where the cause of the paralysis cannot be identified. Some people also experience headaches, jaw ache and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).īell’s palsy is one of a group of conditions that can cause paralysis of the facial nerve. They may also drool and find it difficult to chew food. People with Bell’s palsy can find it difficult to close their eyelid on the affected side. If the facial nerve is inflammed it can interfere with the signals that the brain sends to muscles in the face, causing one side of the face to become paralysed. For these nerves to do this, they must pass through a passage of bone near the upper jaw. As with almost every nerve, the facial nerve is connected to the brain to either carry information from the brain to control muscles or return information to the brain relating to sensory information. The condition occurs when the facial nerve becomes inflammed. Hafthor and Kelsey, who announced they were expecting in April, are waiting to announce the name of their baby boy.Bell’s palsy is a – usually – self-limiting condition that causes paralysis to one side of a person’s face. He has a daughter, Theresa Líf, that he shares with his ex-girlfriend Thelma Björk Steimann. To finish the most beautiful, awe inspiring labour was the most wonderful phone call to my daughter to introduce her to her new little brother." Hafthor added on his own, "After an extremely hard 2 hours and 19 mins of pushing our healthy, strong, beautiful boy arrived weighing 3530 grams, 52 cm long. We are all doing well and settling in at home as three!" Kelsey captioned on her account. The birth was the most powerful, life changing, empowering thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. Thor won three bronze and three silver medals in the World’s Strongest Man competition before finally winning the title in. He has a tattoo of renowned strongman athlete Jn Pll Sigmarsson on his calf. In May 2020, he set a world record by deadlifting 501 kilograms. "Our beautiful baby boy made his grand entrance into the world at 11:19 AM on September 26th 2020 after a short and intense six hours. Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Interesting Facts: He suffers from Bell’s Palsy. The couple announced the happy news on Instagram with a sweet photo of Hafthor with the little baby. Game of Thrones star Hafthor Julius Bjornsson has welcomed his first baby with wife Kelsey Henson over the weekend.
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